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Hello everyone,
My Name is Stefan.
Yesterday arrived my first DIY Guitar. It is a Explorer 7String and I hope, I am able to build a playable guitar.
I am a Little confused about the scale, on the website it's 25,5". But from nut to 12th fret it is 314mm, so I think, the scale is 24,7"...
I will click through this Forum to find an answer.
See you!
Hi Stefan and welcome to the forum.
I've looked on the PBG website and the only 7-string Explorer kit I can find is this one: EXA-7 kit.
That states a 24.75" scale, which is the recognised Gibson scale length, and being based on a Gibson guitar, is what I would have expected.
The pre-built EXG-7A guitars do state a 25.5" scale length on the PBG site, but I do find that strange and will ask Adam to check if that is correct or whether it should be 24.75".
So your kit has the correct scale length for a Gibson and the kit description.
I hope you have fun building your guitar and don't forget to start a build diary. It's the best way to get help and hopefully prevent mistakes from occurring before it's too late.
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Hi Stephan, I believe we sorted this out on email yesterday.
For some reason the Finished 7 String EX kits are actually 25.5, but the EX 7 Kit are 24.75", standard Gibson scale length.
Hi Stephan, Welcome to the forum!
(Chaps, it's 'Stefan' not 'Stephan') :eek:
Hi Stefan, welcome to the forum. Greetings from another Explorer builder and wish you luck with the build. Glad that Simon was able to clarify the confusion over scale length. It was a bit weird that the store sells finished ones with 25.5" scale as that is typically what you would expect on a F style guitar.
It's probably a better scale length for a 7-string, especially if you plan to drop-tune the B string or lower the whole tuning of the guitar by a semitone or two.
Sounds like heavier gauge strings would be needed too perhaps?
Welcome Stefan!